Bob Scurfield is not only the Midland High athletic director, he's the father of Nate Scurfield, who played center for the Chemics in the finals.

"He's my youngest," Bob Scurfield said proudly of his son.

The elder Scurfield watched the game from behind the student section at Compuware Arena, which was nearly full of fans.

In fact, Midland supporters nearly filled eight sections at one of the arena, and they made their presence know with loud cheering throughout the game.

TAKING IT IN

Former Saginaw Spirit goaltending coach Randy Wilson, who sells hockey equipment for a living, took in Midland's semifinal game Thursday and was back for all three state finals Saturday.

Wilson would love to come back and work with the Spirit goalies, including Ryan Daniels, who has talked about how he'd like to see Wilson back in Saginaw.
Right now Spirit General Manager Don Edwards, a former Vezina Trophy winner as the National Hockey League's top goalie when he played in Buffalo, works with the Saginaw goalies. But he is on the road so much he doesn't have as much time as he'd like to work with them.

That's where Wilson would like to come in and pick up the slack.
"Who knows what will happen. We'll see," Wilson said.

COMMUNITY EFFORT

The large contingent of Midland fans who made the drive to Plymouth to watch their Chemics fall in the state finals brought a smile to the face of Midland coach Jeff Brown.

"It was nice to see all of them and it means a lot to us (the team) to see the parents and the students and everyone up in the stands," Brown said. "It's been a hectic 10 days but the support has been great. This is something these kids won't soon forget." v
Mark Constantine is a sports writer for The Saginaw News. You may reach him at 776-9769.